International Society of Arboriculture Board Certified Master Arborist Curtis Hopper TX-3236B. Blogging about trees and the care of them. Other topics and questions about trees in Plano, TX and beyond can be discussed. Topics about Hawaii are VERY welcome. #texastreeman . Trees Trees Trees. Pruning, Trimming, Removal and Replacement is what we do.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Watering your trees in Winter
Don't water your Live Oak trees just before a freeze. Last year, 2010, I saw a Live Oak split like a water pipe because its owner watered it the day before a freeze. The leaf surface must have reached a temprature warm enough to allow the Stomates in the leaves to open and transpire, pulling water into the tree's vassal cells the day before the freeze. That night it froze and split the tree down its side in a couple of places. I never heard if the tree survived. It probably did since it was so young. You can research your questions directly from my site aPerfectTree.com in the search box, or right here.
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